Usb Ethernet For Mac High Sierra Driver

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If anyone is still having problems seeing a USB to Ethernet connection in Network settings, here's what worked for me.


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Simply insert the adapter’s USB connector into your device’s USB port and connect your Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the other end of the adapter. The USB 3.0 male A to RJ45 female adapter supports 10/100/1000 Ethernet at USB 3.0 speeds (640Mbs), which is faster than 10/100 adapters and most wireless connections.

1. I'm using the Apple dongle, USB to Ethernet. OS is High Sierra 13.13.4

  1. Aug 27, 2017  XHCI-200-series-injector.kext – Enables USB 3 device detection and USB 3 speeds on Kaby Lake motherboards. This kext is also recommended to have during the macOS install process so you can use those USB 3 ports and flash drives. IntelMausiEthernet.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using an Intel Ethernet Chipset.
  2. Mar 03, 2017 This is where to find the latest drivers for the AmazonBasics USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter which support Mac’s Sierra (10.12.x) OS (and beyond). A good alternative for Apple’s own Gigabit Ethernet Adapter which consumes a Thunderbolt port — or the USB 2.0 device which only goes up to 100 Mbit/s.
  3. Mar 27, 2019 usb device driver issue: mac os 10.13 high sierra & 10.14 mojave security & privacy driver block. Note for mac os 10.13 high sierra and 10.14 mojave users: before installing the roland boss device driver, connect via usb with the roland boss device powered on. Os 10.13 high sierra & 10.14 mojave use a security protocol that blocks third party.

2. Could not see the connection in network settings.

3. When you plug in the dongle, go to the menu bar, and click on About this Mac. Choose System Report. Scroll down to the USB section. You should see AX88772 (it's important that the dongle is plugged into the USB port on the MB). I think that's what the dongle wants in terms of the driver, which for some reason seems to have been broken in this iteration of OS.

4. Go to the ASIX website and download the driver for AX88772. I used the latest version 2.6.0

5. Install the package. The machine may give you a message saying your security preferences are blocking it. Just go to security preferences and tell it to allow installation.

6. The machine will ask to restart. Restart it.

7. Go to network settings. You should now see the option for the USB to Ethernet connection. Connect your Ethernet cable to the dongle, and you should be in business.


Hope this helps. Just wasted 5 hours of my life over a few days trying to figure this out, and add in two hours with the ever polite, but in this case unhelpful Apple support people.

MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.4), USB to Ethernet Issues

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This contains a list of the kext files I use for my hackintosh. You may eventually need to update your kext files when new versions of macOS comes out for continued support.

Mac Sierra

Kext Locations: Mac os x versions list.

  • If using the Clover method I like to stuff my kexts in/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other
  • If not you can place non-required kexts in /System/Library/Extensions
Required

These two kexts you should always have in your EFI partition.

FakeSMC.kext – Mantatory kext that emulates a Mac and is required to boot a hackintosh. When you download FakeSMC the folder will also contain Sensor kexts that you can use to monitor your hackintosh read about that here : HWMonitor Sensor Guide

Lilu.kext – Arbitrary kext that is required other kexts to work like AppleALC.kext & NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext. Some Gigabyte motherboards have trouble with some versions of Lilu.kext breaking audio. I recommend those users use v1.0.0, instead of the latest version.

USB

USBInjectAll.kext – Injects all USB ports

XHCI-200-series-injector.kext – Enables USB 3 device detection and USB 3 speeds on Kaby Lake motherboards. This kext is also recommended to have during the macOS install process so you can use those USB 3 ports and flash drives.

Ethernet

IntelMausiEthernet.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using an Intel Ethernet Chipset.

RealtekRTL8111.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using a Realtek Ethernet Chipset

AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext – Enables ethernet for motherboards using Killer Lan Ethernet Chipset

Graphics

NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext – Allows the latest Mac SMBIOS definitions to be used like iMac 17,x and iMac 18,x. You would want to use these SMBIOS defintions if you are using a Skylake or Kabylake CPU respectively. Updating to the latest version may fix black screen issues.

IntelGraphicsFixup.kext – Fixes display and graphical issues when using integrated graphics. I also recommend setting DVMT Pre-Allocated to 128M or higher in BIOS if using the Intel iGPU to enable high resolution displays.

WhateverGreen.kext – Enables AMD graphic cards in macOS 10.12.6 or later. Will require Lilu.kext. Read about it here : How to hackintosh AMD graphics cards in Sierra 10.12.6+

Shiki.kext – Protects against graphical issues with video playback

Audio

AppleALC.kext – Enables audio on a hackintosh. Read about how to enable audio here: Hackintosh Audio Guide. Some gigabyte users have problems with AppleALC.kext not enabling audio. I recommend them using v1.1.0, instead of the latest version.

Ethernet

HDMIAudio.kext – May help enable HDMI audio on some graphic cards. Read about it here : Hackintosh HDMI Audio + DisplayPort GFX Card Sound Guide

CodecCommander.kext – Fixes a problem with dim sounding or lower volume audio after sleeping/botting the hackintosh by updating EAPD (External Amplifier) state on HDA.

Spoofs

FAKEPCIID.kext – Enables support for Intel processors on earlier versions of macOS that don’t support that processor by pretending to be a supported processor. Kaby Lake CPU’s are nativily supported as of macOS 10.12.6

FakePCIID_Intel_HD_Graphics.kext – Enables integrated graphics on iGPU’s that are not supported in macOS by mimicking another supported iGPU. Kaby Lake CPU’s with HD 630 are supported nativily in 10.12.6. If you have upgraded to 10.12.6 you can remove this kext.

NullCPUPowerManagement.kext – Used to enabled hackintosh support for Pentium Processors like the G4560